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PREFACE.  ' ' 1 

TRICKS  OF  THE  TRANSLATORS  is  not  a Socialist  1 
pamphlet.  Socialism  is  the  science  of  economics,  and  has* 
absolutely  nothing  to  do  with  the  individual's  spiritual  belief. 

It  merely  aims  to  organize  the  working  class  into  a political 
party  to  transform  private  monopoly  of  industry  into  collect- 
ive ownership  by  all  the  people  under  democratic  manage- 
ment, in  order  to  give  justice  and  equality  of  opportunity  to 
all.  The  teachings  of  Jesus  and  the  prophets  do  not  oppose 
Socialism,  but  do  oppose  capitalism.  This  statement  is 
emphasized  for  the  benefit  of  various  clergymen  who,  in  reply  J 
to  the  author’s  magazine  article  on  the  Parable  of  the  Tal- 
ents, denounce  him  for  "trying  to  rewrite  the  Bible  to  suit 
the  Socialists/'  On  the  contray  the  author  has  merely  pointed 
out  that  this  rewriting  has  been  somewhat  clumsily  done  and 
more  clumsily  endorsed  by  a majority  of  both  Protestant  and 
Catholic  pulpiteers.  Their  counter  charge  is  the  did  trick  of 
a pickpocket  calling  "stop  thief  after  an  innocent  citizeji. 

The  effort  to  hide  plutocratic  guilt  under  the  cloak  of  polit- 
ical prejudice  will  not  serve.  If  the  words  in  the  Bible 
printed  in  italics  "do  not  literally  represent  any  word  or  words 
standing  in  the  original”  (see  Dr.  Parkhurst’s  letter  in  this 
pamphlet),  the  author's  position  is  as  secure  as  if  he  were  a 
bishop  in  any  church.  The  fact  that  he  is  a Socialist  neither 
weakens  nor  strengthens  the  case  against  the  translators  and 
the  pulpiteers. 


There  can  be  no  honest  effort  to  politically  cloud  the  eco- 
»omic  issues  squarely  set  f©rth  in  this  pamphlet. 


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That  letter  was  addressed  to  the  following: 

James  Cardinal  Gibbons.  (Catholic). 

Moody  Bible  Institute.  (Non-sectarian). 
Christian  Science  Publishing  Society. 

| John  Cardinal  Farley.  (Catholic). 

| , Archbishop  John  Joseph  Glennon.  (Catholic), 

i John  D.  Rockefeller,  Jr.  (Baptist  Sunday  School 

Teacher). 

Bishop  Edward  John  O’Dea.  (Catholic  Bishop 
of  Seattle). 

^ ' Epworth  Herald.  (Methodist). 

Bishop  Dennis  Joseph  O’Connell,  president  Cath- 
S olic  Educational  Association. 

1 f Rev.  Charles  Henry  (Dr.)  Parkhurst.  (Presby- 

terian). 

William  Cardinal  O’Connell.  (Catholic  Arch- 
A bishop  of  Boston). 

I Rev.  William  A.  (Billy)  Sunday.  (Evangelist). 

Bishop  James  J.  Keane.  (Catholic  Bishop  of 
I Cheyenne). 

i Mr.  Ballington  Booth.  (Volunteers  of  America). 

Archbishop  John  Joseph  Keane.  (Catholic  Arch- 
bishop of  Dubuque). 

Rev.  Charles  Taze  (Pastor)  Russell.  (Brooklyn 
Tabernacle). 

Archbishop  John  Ireland.  (Catholic). 

Dean  Walter  T.  Sumner.  (Episcopalian,  Chair- 
man, Chicago  Vice  Commission). 

Evangeline  C.  Booth.  (Salvation  Army). 


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Ten  of  the  above  refused  to  reply.  Either  they  did  not 
know  or  they  feared  to  tell  the  truth.  In  either  case  their 
silence  brands  them  unfit  for  the  theological  positions  they 
hold.  Those  who  remained  silent  were — 


Billy  Sunday. 

Bishop  Edward  John  O’Dea. 

John  D.  Rockefeller,  Jr. 

Bishop  Dennis  Joseph  O’Connell. 
William  Cardinal  O’Connell. 
Bishop  James  J.  Keane. 
Ballington  Booth. 

Archbishop  John  Joseph  Keane. 
Archbishop  John  Ireland. 
Evangeline  Booth. 


Scattered  throughout  this  pamphlet  will  be  found  photo- 
graphic copies  of  answers  received  from  the  others.  The 
Moody  Bible  Institute  is  a recognized  authority  among  Prot- 
^estants.  They  say,  “The  words  appearing  in  italics  . . . 

are  not  found  in  the  original.” 


PHILIP  WAGNER 
Nu«4lM  K4lt*c 


W.  S.  MORGAN 

KAltor 

KATE  RICHARDS  O'BARR 

AamU*.  BAita* 

OSCAR  AMBRINGBR 

AmiUK  lUlto. 

H.  M.  TICHBNOR 
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H.G.  CREEL 

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F.  P.  O'HARR 

Clraalalfoa  Maaafaa 


HARRY  R.  FISHER 

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Saint  Y.ouiS.  Mo.  3/26/1913. 

Voody  Bible  Institute, 

Chicago,  111. 

Dear  Sirs:  ' 

Will  you  please  advise  the  signif- 
icance of  wcrda  in  the  blble  appearing  In 


italics? 


Very  truly. 


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Pay  particular  attention  to  the  letter  of  Dr.  Parkhurst  of 
New  York.  He  says  that  the  words  in  italics  “do  not  lit- 
erally represent  any  word  or  words  standing  in  the  original.” 


Strict  mtbr 

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April  I2th  1913. 


Mr.H.C. Creel. 

3440  Oxford  Avenue 
Maplewood,  Mo 

My  dear  Sir;- 

Replying  to  your  question  of  March 
26th,  permit  me  to  say,  that  the  itali- 
cised words  in  King  James'  version  of  the 
Scriptures  are  introduced  for  the  purpose 
of  giving  tne  translation  a good  English 
finish, hut  do  not  literally  represent  any 
word  or  words  standing  in  the  original. 


Yours  very  sincerely 

S-  /X 


JTT/SO 


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Do  not  overlook  the  letter  of  James  Cardinal  Gibbons, 
Prince  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  America.  Through  his 
secretary,  the  Cardinal  says  the  words  in  italics  are  for 
EMPHASIS ! This  is  unfortunate.  His  Eminence  would 
have  been  wiser  had  he  adopted  the  tacticsi  of  other  divines 
and  refused  to  reply.  In  connection  with  the  Cardinal's 
letter  read  the  communication  of  Father  C.  L.  Souvay,  pro- 
fessor of  Sacred  Scriptures  at  Kenrick  Seminary,  St.  Louis. 
His  opening  paragraph  flatly  contradicts  the  Cardinal.  Ac- 
cording to  Archbishop  Glennon,  Father  Souvay  is  authority. 

Doesn't  the  Cardinal  KNOW?  Or  does  he  know  and  pur- 
posely dictate  a false  reply?  Perhaps  he  did  not  see  my  let- 
ter. Is  his  secretary,  unversed  in  Scriptural  matters,  author- 
ized to  handle  affairs  of  theology  in  the  name  pf  Cardinal 
Gibbons?  The  Cardinal  has  been  widely  quoted  as  opposing 
Woman  Suffrage,  Socialism  and  labor  agitation.  Is  it  possi- 
ble that  these  speeches,  too,  have  been  written  by  the  secre- 
tary? In  view  of  his  amazing  letter  Cardinal  Gibbons  cer- 
tainly owes  an  explanation  to  Catholics  who  look  to  him  for 
guidance  upon  matters  of  religion. 


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Inquiry  regarding  the  italicized  words 
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The  letter  of  Pastor  Russell,  probably  the  best  known 
preacher  in  the  world,  will  not  reproduce  photographically, 
but  is  given  below  in  type: 

Dear  Sir:  In  response  to  your  inquiry  of  recent  date,  I 

would  explain  that  in  translating-  from  the  Hebrew  and 
Greek  languages  into  the  English  it  became  necessary  to 
supply  words  to  complete  the  sense  of  the  English.  These 
two  languages,  being  inflected  languages,  they  used  much 
fewer  words  than  we  do  in  the  English.  Wherever  it  be- 
came necessary  to  supply  words  to  complete  the  sense,  these 
supplied  words  were  printed  in  italics.  This  will  enable 
you  to  understand  why  it  is  that  in  some  cases  the  sup- 
plied words  are  not  very  well  chosen. 

Probably  the  best  example  of  poorly  chosen  supplied 
, words  occurs  in  Isaiah  26:19.  In  this  text  the  supplied  words 
should  have  been  omitted  altogether.  The  result  would 
have  left  the  text  in  complete  harmony  with  the  teachings 
of  the  Lord  and  the  Apostle  Paul  regarding  the  Church 
and  the  Body  of  Christ. 

With  Christian  greetings,  I remain, 

Your  servant  in  the  Lord, 

(Signed)  C.  T.  RUSSELL. 


April  26,  1913 


Ur.  H.  G.  Creel, 

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My  dear  Sirt  — 

Regarding  the  matter  of  your  Inquiry  concerning  the 
"signif icanoe  of  the  word*-  in  the  Bible  appearing  In  Italics",  £ would  refer 
you  to  Rev.  C.L,.  Souvay,  professor  of  Sacred  Scriptures,  Kauri ck  Seminary 
20th  and  Cass  Ava. , of  this  city  for  the  fullest  Information  regarding  these 
•ad  other  Scriptural  questions. 

The  passages  that  appear  in  the  Soriptures  today  in' italics  are 
passages  that  might  be  tensed  quotations  as  for  Instance,  when  our  Lord  reoalls 
some  saying  of  the  prophets  of  the  021 'Tee tamest,  the  words  of  the  prophet  ae 
repeated  by  our  Lord  are  printed  In  italics. 

Ton  might  obtain  from  Paths  r Sovray  whether  there  bo  any 
association  between  the  *ltallee”<  ' Wmmv  inj  In; the  particular  translation 

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you  refer  to  with  what  ie  oalled  the  "Tairas  I tala"  or  old 

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Italian  version  of  the  Scriptures. 


Sincerely  yours. 


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AUTHOR'S  LETTER  TO  FATHER  SOUVAY. 

On  the  advice  of  Archbishop  J.  J.  Glennon,  I am  writing 
you  to  ask  the  significance  of  words  in  the  Bible  which  appear 
in  italics.  I have  been  told  that  such  words  in  the  new  testa- 
ment might  be  termed  quotations,  that  is,  that  whenever  Jesus 
recalls  the  words  of  an  old  testament  prophet  and  repeats 
them  they  appear  in  italics.  From  other  sources  I am  in- 
formed that  the  words  in  italics  are  for  emphasis.  Still 
ethers  contend  that  certain  words  in  italics  are  “interpolated” 
j >r  the  purpose  of  making  better  English  idiom.  Will  you 
l lease  advise  me  fully  upon  the  matter  and  greatly  oblige? 


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Ur . H.O.  creel, 

3440  Oxford  Are., 

Maplewood,  Bo. 

tty  dear  Mr.  Creel i- 

.Replying  to  yoor  letter  of  March  27th  regarding 
tha  elgnlf loanee  of  words  in  the  Bible  appearing  in  italioe  I would 

eay,  that  these  words  are  not  found  in  the  original  Greek  or  Hebrew, 

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VARIOUS  VERSIONS  OF  THE  BIBLE 

There  are  various  versions  and  translations  of  the  Bible* 
The  one  most  commonly  used  among  Protestants  is  the  King 
James  Version  which  outnumbers  all  others  probably  fifty  to 
one.  The  Revised  Version  is  a later  translation  of  the  Prot- 
estant book.  The  Catholic  Bible  is  known  as  the  Douay  and 
Rheimish  Version.  None  of  the  three  are  literal  translations 
and  all  contain  hundreds  of  interpolations  in  italics.  Through- 
out the  new  testament  of  the  Catholic  Bible  quotations  from 
the  old  testament  frequently  appear  in  italics — this  in  addi- 
tion to  the  interpolations.  But  in  NONE  of  the  versions  are 
italics  inserted  for  emphasis,  James  Cardinal  Gibbons  to  the 
contrary  notwithstanding. 

As  already  explained,  the  original  Greek  and  Hebrew  were 
‘“inflected”  languages.  For  many  words  in  English  there  is 
no  similar  word  in  Greek  or  Hebrew.  In  order,  then,  to 
MAKE  SENSE,  the  translators  supplied  or  interpolated  cer- 
tain words  in  italics.  For  instance,  the  last  verse  in  the  King 
James  Version  reads — • 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you 
all.  Amen. 

The  original  contained  no  equivalent  for  “be.”  Therefore 
the  translators  supplied  the  word  and  put  it  in  italics.  Since 
it  does  not  change  or  confuse  the  meaning,  no  particular 
harm  is  done. 

But  what  of  a case  where  the  original  sense  has  been  com- 
pletely destroyed  and  a false  meaning  written  into  the  words 
of  Jesus — at  the  behest  of  the  ruling  class?  There  are  many 
such,  but  well  take  one  of  the  most  familiar,  the  Parable 
of  the  Talents,  contained  in  the  25th  chapter  of  Matthew* 

The  parable  opens  with  the  14th  verse  and  closes  with  the 
30th  verse.  For  the  sake  of  comparison  the  entire  parable 
is  reproduced,  paralleling  the  King  James  Version  with  the 
Revised  Version  and  the  Douay  and  Rheimish  Version  with 
a literal  translation  from  the  original  Greek. 


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FOUR  VERSIONS  OF  MATTHEW 

Revised  Version. 


King  James  Version. 

14  For  the  Kingdom  of  Heav- 
en is  as  a man  travelling  into  a 
far  country,  who  called  his  own 
servants,  and  delivered  unto 
them  his  goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five 
talents,  to  another  two  and  to 
another  one;  to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  several  ability; 
and  straightway  took  his,  jour- 
ney. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received 
the  five  talents  went  and  traded 
with  the  same,  and  made  them 
other  five  talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that  had 
received  two,  he  also  gained 
other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received 
one  went  and  digged  in  the 
earth  and  hid  his  lord’s  money. 

19  After  a long  time  the  lord 
of  those  servants  cometh,  and 
reckoneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  re- 
ceived five  talents  came  and 
brought  other  five  talents,  say- 
ing, Lord,  thou  deliverdst  unto 
me  five  talents:  behold,  I have 
gained  beside  them  five  talents 
more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him, 

Well  done,  thou  good  and  faith- 
ful servant:  thou  hast  been 

faithful  over  a few  things,  I will 
make  thee  ruler  over  many 
things:  enter  thou  into  the  joy 
of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received 

two  talents  came  and  said, 
Lord,  thou  deliverdst  unto  me 
two  talents:  behold,  I have 

gained  two  other  talents  beside 
them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him. 
Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
servant;  thou  hast  been  faithful 
over  a few  things,  I will  make 
thee  ruler  over  many  things: 
enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy 
lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  re- 

(Continued  on  Page  18) 


14  For  it  is  as  when  a, 
man,  going  into  another  coun- 
try, called  his  own  servants  and 
delivered  unto  them  his  goods. 
15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five 
talents,  to  another  two,  to  an- 
other one;  to  each  according  to 
his  several  ability;  and  he  went 
on  his  j ourney.  16  Straight- 
way he  that  received  the  five 
talents  went  and  traded  them, 
and  made  other  five  talents. 
17  In  like  manner  he  also  that 
received  the  two  gained  other 
two.  18  But  he  that  received 
the  one  went  away  and  digged 
in  the  earth  and  hid  his  lord’s 
money.  19  Now  after  a long, 
time  the  lord  of  those  servants 
cometh  and  maketh  a reckon- 
ing with  them.  20  And  he  that 
received  the  five  talents  came 
and  brought  other  five  talents, 
saying,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst 
unto  me  five  talents:  lo,  I have 
gained  other  five  talents.  21 
His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant: 
thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a 
few  things,  I will  set  thee  over 
many  things;  enter  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord.  22  And  he 
also  that  received  the  two 
talents  came  and  said,  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two 
talents:  lo,  I have  gained  other 
two  talents.  23  His  lord  said 

unto  him,  Well  done,  good  and 
faithful  servant:  thou  has  been 
faithful  over  a few  things,  I will 
set  thee  over  many  things;  en- 
ter tnou  into  the  joy  of  thy 
lord.  24  And  he  also  that  had 

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17 


IN  PARALLEL  COLUMNS 

Oouay  and  Rheimish  Version. 

(Catholic  Bible.) 

14  For  even  as  a man  going 
into  a far  country,  called  his 
Servants',  and  delivered  to  them 
Taiis  goods. 

15  And  to  one  he  gave  five 
talents,  and  to  another  two,  and 
to  another  one,  to  every  one  ac- 
cording to  his  proper  ability; 
and  immediately  he  took  his 
journey. 

16  And  he  that  had  received 
the  five  talents,  went  his  way, 
and  traded  with  the  same,  and 
gained  other  five. 

17  And  in  like  manner  he 
that  had  received  the  two, 
gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received 
the  one,  going  his  way,  digged 
in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord’s 
money. 

19  But  after  a long  time  the 
lord  of  those  servants  came,  and 
reckoned  with  them. 

20  And  he  that  had  received 
the  five  talents,  coming,  brought 
other  five  talents,  saying:  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  to  me  five  tal- 
ents: behold,  I have  gained  oth- 

, er  five  over  and  above. 

21  His  lord  said  to  him: 
Well  done,,  thou  good  and  faith- 

j ful  servant;  because  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a few  things, 

I I will  set  thee  over  many 
I things:  enter  thou  into  the  joy 
I of  thy  lord. 

I 22  And  he  also  that  had  re- 
; ceived  the  two  talents  came  and 
\ said : Lord,  thou  deliverdst  t\  o 
/talents  to  me:  behold,  I have 

I gained  other  two. 

j 23  His  lord  said  to  him:  Well 
{ done,  good  and  faithful  servant; 
j because  thou  hast  been  faithful 
\ over  a few  things,  I will  set 
j thee  over  many  things:  enter 

• thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  But  he  that  ha,d  received 
j the  one  talent,  came  and  said: 

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Literal  Translation  From  the 
Original  Greek. 

By  Rev.  W.  B.  Godbey,  A.  M. 

14  For  as  a man  going  away, 
called  his  own  servants,  and  de- 
livered unto  them  his  goods,  15 
to  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to 
another  two,  to  another  one;  to 
each  one  according  to  his  own 
ability;  and  departed.  16  The 
one  having  received  the  five  tal- 
ents going  immediately,  oper- 
ated with  the  same,  and  made 
other  five  talents.  17  Likewise 
the  one  having  received  two 
gained  two  others.  18  And  he 
having  received  one,  having  gone 
away,  digged  up  the  earth,  and 
buried  the  money  belonging  to 

his  lord.  19  And  after  a long 
time  the  lord  of  those  servants 
comes,  and  makes  a reckoning 
with  them.  20  And  the  one 
having  received  the  five  talents 
coming  to  him  brought  other 
five  talents,  saying,  Lord,  thou 
didst  deliver  unto  me  five  tal- 
ents : behold  I have  gained  other 
five  talents.  21  His  lord  said 
to  him,  Well-done,  thou  good  and 
faithful  servant:  thou  wast 

faithful  over  a few  things,  and 
I will  make  thee  ruler  over 
many  things : come  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord.  22  And  the 
one  having  received  two  talents, 
coming  to  him,  -said,  Lord,  thou 
didst  deliver  unto  , me  two  tal- 
ents: behold,  I have  gained 
other  two  talents.  23  And  his 
lord  said  to  him,  Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant;  thou 
wast  faithful  over  a few  things, 
I will  make  thee  ruler  over 
many  things:  come  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord.  24  And 
the  one  having  received  one  tal- 
ent also  coming,  said,  Lord,  I 

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18 


four 


King  James  Version 

cejvcd  the  one  talent  came  and 
aaid,  Lord,  I knew  thee  that 
thou  art  an  hard  man,  reaping 
where  thou  hast  not  sown  and 

ffrawed1!8  Whefe  thou  hast  “°t 
-'5  And  I was  afraid,  and 

earth ^ talent  in  the 

thine  * ’ ^ere  thou  hast  that  is 

His  lord  answered  and 
said  unto  him.  Thou  wicked  and 
oth  ui  servant,  thou  knewest 
that  I reap  where  I sowed  not 

strawfd:her  Where  1 have  »«* 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to 
hate  put  my  money  to  the  ex- 
changers, and  then  at  my  com- 
ing I.  should  have  received  mine 
own  with  usury. 

frf  ,Take  therefore  the  talent 

wwphw1?nd  give  U unt0  him 
tthich  hath  ten  talents. 

, “i;  u0?-,  unto  every  one  that 
hath  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall 

ka\e  abundance : but  from  him 
that  hatn  not  shall  be  taken 
away  even  that  which  he  hath. 
JU  And  cast  ye  the  unprofit- 
able servant  into  outer  dark- 
ness:  there  shall  be  weeping 

and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


VERSIONS  OF  MATTHEW 

Rcvisd  Version  ‘ 
received  the  one  talent  came  and 
said,  Lord,  I knew  thee  tha, 
thou  art  a hard  man,  reapiX 
where  thou  didst  not  sow  arid 
gathering  where  thou  didst  no. 
scatter;  25  And  I was  afraid 
and  went  away  and  hid  thy  tal 
ent  in  the  earth;  ]0,  thou  hast 
thine  own.  26  But  his  lord 
answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thou  wicked  and  slothful  serv- 
ant, thou  knewest  that  I reap 

where  I dT*  T’  and  gather 
Thir  1 vd  d not  scatter;  27 

out  Zm  teSt  therefore  to  have 
fnd  “yrn  'V  to  the  bankers, 
aad  at  coming  I should  have 

terest  ed28aCTakme  °WD  with  in 

fore  th028+  ,Take  ye  away  there- 
fore the  talent  from  him,  and 

pve  it  unto  him  that  hath  the 

ten  talents.  29  For  unto  eve™ 

behind  1 pat!l  sha11  be  siven  and 
e shall  have  abundance:  but 

ff0™  that  bath  not,  even 
that  which  he  hath  shall  be 
taken  away.  30  And  cast  y © 
unprofitable  servant  into1' 
outer  darkness:  there  shall  b£ 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth’ 


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19 


IN  PARALLEL  COLUMNS  (CONTINUED) 


Douay  and  Rheimish  Version. 

(Catholic  Bible) 

Lord,  I know  that  thou  art  an 
hard  man;  thou  reapest  where 
thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gath- 
erest  where  thou  hast  not 
strewed. 

25  And  being  afraid,  I went 
and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth: 
behold,  here  thou  hast  that 
which  is  thine. 

26  And  his  lord,  answering, 

said  to  him : Thou  evil  and 

slothful  servant,  thou  knewest 
that  I reap  where  I sow  not,  and 
gather  where  I have  not  strewed : 

27  Thou  oughtest,  therefore, 
to  have  committed  my  money  to 
the  bankers:  and  at  my  coming 
I should  have  received  my  own 
with  usury. 

28  Take  ye  away,  therefore, 
the  talent  from  him,  and  give  it 
to  him  that  hath  ten  talents. 

29  For  to  every  one  that 
hath  shall  be  given;  and  he 
shall  abound;  but  from  him  that 
hath  not,  that  also  which  he 
seemeth  to  have  shall  be  taken 
away. 

30  And  the  unprofitable  serv- 
ant, cast  ye  out  into  the  exter- 
ior darkness.  There  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


Literal  Translation  From  the 
Original  Greek. 

knew  thee  that  thou  art  an  hard 
man,  reaping  where  thou  hast 
not  sown,  and  gathering  where 
thou  hast  not  strewn:  25  And 
being  afraid,  having  gone  away, 
I hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth: 
behold  thou  hast  thine  own.  26 
And  his  lord  responding  said  to 
him,  Thou  wicked  and  slothful 
servant,  didst  thou  know  that  I 
gather  where  I have  not  sown, 
and  reap  where  I have  not 
strewn?  27  Therefore  it  be- 
hooved thee  to  put  my  money 
in  the  bank,  and  having  come, 
I would  receive  my  own  with  the 

product.  28  Therefore  take  the 
talent  from  him,  and  give  it  to 
the  one  having  ten  talents.  29 
For  to  every  one  having  it  shall 
be  given,  and  he  shall  supdr- 
abound:  but  from  the  one  not 
having  shall  be  taken  away  even 
that  which  he  has.  30  And 
cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant 
into  the  darkness  which  is  with- 
out: and  there  shall  be  weep- 
ing and  gnashing  of  the  teeth. 


20 


WHERE  THE  TRANSLATORS  GET  IN  THEIR 

FINE  WORK 


Unless  otherwise,  specified  all  quotations  following  are 
from  the  King  James  Version,  the  one  most  commonly  used. 
I ne  parable,  opening  with  the  14th  verse,  begins  : 

14  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a man  travel- 
ling into  a far  country,  vuho  called  his  own  servants 
and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods. 

The  five  interpolated  words,  “the  kingdom  of  heaven  is ” 
change  and  confuse  the  meaning  of  Jesus  as  completely  as 
do  the  five  words  I have  faked  and  written  into  the  opening 
sentence  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  This  inter- 
polation  is  admittedly  false,  and  Jesus,  who  was  denouncing 

a system,  has  been  made  to  say  that  it  was  like  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

In  the  Revised  Version  “the  kingdom  of  heaven  is”  has 
been  replaced  by  “it  is  as  when  ” The  Douay  Version  con- 
tains no  italics  in  this  instance  and  follows  the  literal  trans- 
Jation  very  closely. 

To  one  of  these  servants  his  lord  gave  five  talents,  to  an- 
otner  two  and  to  another  one.  Then  he  went  away.  Rater 
:.e  i etui  ned  and  demanded  an  accounting. 

-0  And  50  “e  t‘nat  ^ac,‘  received  five  talents  came 
and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying,  Ford,  thou 
den ve reds t unto  me  five  talents : behold  I have  gained 
oesioe  them  five  talents  more. 

21  And  his  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done,  thou 
good  and  faithful  servant:  thou  hast  been  faithful 
over  a few  things,  I will  make  thee  ruler  over  many 
things:  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 


In  the  two  verses  which  follow,  practically  the  same  dia- 
talents  °CCUrS  between  the  iord  and  the  servant  with  two 

^ 7°V‘  f°  t0  church  at  all  you’ve  heard  many  sermons 
preacnec  irorn  this  parable.  And  whether  the  pulpiteer  was 
ro.estant  or  Catholic  he  ALWAYS  praised  the  two  servants 
who  gained.  The  minister  HAD  to  do  this,  for  in  the  14th 
verse  he  read  to  his  congregation  that  what  was  to  follow 
was  like  the  kingdom  of  heaven.”  The  priest  had  no  such 

Scriptural  authority,  genuine  or  interpolated,  but  he  upheld 
these  two  men  anyway.  . ^ 

Notice  that  the  profitable  servants  “gained”  100  per  cent 
Heaven,  according  to  the  translators,  is  a place  where  busi- 


21 

ness  is  carried  on  on  a basis  of  100  per  centprofit.  ^'here 
$1  000  is  charged  for  a $500  harp  and  $2,000  for  a $ , 
crown.  This  is  what  has  been  preached  to  us  for  a thousand 
years.  The  servants  who  “gained”  have | ALWAYS  been 
lauded,  and  we  have  been  told  to  render  faithful  service. 

But  what  of  the  other?  the  servant  who  had  one  talent. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one  talent 
came  and  said,  Lord,  I knew  thee  that  thou  art  an 
hard  man,  reaping  where  thou  hast  not  sown  and 
gathering  where  thou  hast  not  strawed. 

& 25  And  I was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid  thy  talent 
in  the  earth : lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 

Consider  this  a moment.  The  servant  with  one  talent 
stood  boldly  before  his  lord  and  accused  him  of  certain 
definite  crimes.  Reduced  to  plain,  everyday  English,  he 

said:  “I  know  you.  I can  see  clear  through  you.  You  re. a 

‘hard’  man.  You  . reap  where  you  do  not  sow.  You  re  a 
thief.  You  gather  where  you  do  not  straw.  You  re  a rob- 
ber You  left  me  one  talent  to  use  in  robbing  FOR  you 
while  you  idled  in  luxury.  I WOULDN'T  DO  IT!  And 
I took  care  that  no  one  else  should  exploit  with  that  talen  . 
I HID  it.  If  every  other  man  in  this  kingdom  bows  to  you, 
I WON’T!  You’ve  no  RIGHT  to  the  five  talents  gamed 
bv  the  one  servant.  Nor  to  the  two  talents  ‘gamed  by  the 
other.  You  did  nothing  to  EARN  them.  They  do  not 
BELONG  to  you.  But  the  one  talent -you  gave  me  i m re- 
turning. The  100  per  cent  profit  is  stolen  money,  i m 
asuming  that  this  single  talent  really  belongs  to  you.  Here 

it  is.  ‘Lo— thou— hast — thine.’  ” 

He  was  the  only  one  of  the  three  who  made  any  pretense 

that  what  he  was  delivering  to  the  lord  really  be-onged  to 
him  His  denunciation  is  one  of  the  most  dramatic  parages 
in  the  entire  Bible.  The  servant  with  one  talent  was  the 
only  MAN  of  the  lot.  He  described  his  master  and  his 
methods  to  a dot.  And  the  scoundrel  makes  no  atterj1Pt  0 
deny  the  charge.  Instead,  he  stands  on  his  dignity  and  blus- 
ters  his  way  through  the  next  two  verses 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou 
wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
reap  where  I sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I ha\e 

not  strawed. 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my 
money  to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  coming  i 

- should  have  received  mine  own  with  usury. 


22 


1 lii>  L the  place  where  preacher  and  priest  ALWAVS 
denounce  the  servant  with  one  talent.  The^ord  in  the  oaraS 
ble  ,,s  him,  and,  since  this  lord  and  hi  methods" 

must  £ right  “ °f  mmr  Whatever  ,,e  «**  “<1  does 

abo.,1  If  the  c2?'1  verse  Jesus>  who  was  not  talking 

about  the  kingdom  of  heaven  at  all,  makes  the  lord  repeat 

the  words  ot  the  rebellious  servant,  “Thou  knewest  that  I 

reap  where  I sowed  not,"  etc.  The  Teacher  waT  * taU 

trying  to  impress  something  on  his  audience.  To  do  this  He 

was  using  one  of  the  most  effective  methods  of  the  platform 

^rnnntethent'  ' HiS  a.uditprs  to  learn  the  character 

of  man  the  servant  was  opposing.  He  was  depicting  the 

ruling  class  and  the  robber  methods  by  which  ft  profited 

And  He  was  doing  this  to  instill  a spirit  of  revolt  To  drive 

idea  °f  l6gal  r°bbe^  gave'  expression 

b°l?  °US‘lteSt  therefore  to  have  put  my  money 
to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  coming  I should 
have  received  mine  own  with  usury.  4 

here  can  be  no  two  meanings  to  these  words  of  Tesus 
1 he  verse  id  very  clear.  Instead  of  upholding  this  lord  He 
was  violently  condemning  him  and  his  svstenr  And  He 
branded  usury  out-and-out  robbery  by  making  the  lord  sfy 

thItIIasI?^ 

JESUS1  NEVER5  nmi  d£fended.  profit>  rent  and  interest, 
in  fin  1/Ifi  DID!  By  the  interpolation  of  five  words 

m the  14th  verse  they  have  made  Him  uphold  usury  Im- 

ll ™ Jr*-’  V CarPTer>  sIoriU”l!'  » <»"rioi»  system  as 

f i thJ:.krnSd°™  °t  heaven !”  This  in  face  of  all  the  rest 
o tie  >ible,  which  is  filled  with  denunciations  of  usury. 

Deuteronomy  23:19. 

1 noU  shait  not  lend  upon  usury  to  thy  brother- 
ly.!;1,1’-'.' °/  n,10ney’  usllry  of  victuals,  usury  of  anything 
that  is  lent  upon  usury  ' ° 

There  are  no  ITALICS  in  that  verse,  either  Moses 

miXv  'a  Teak  ,Under  the  direct  inspiration  of  God  11 

of  usury.  11  111  * mt  °ne  VCrSe  there  are  five  condemnations 

„.  Nehemiah  5:7 

nnhi  IuC0^SUlte,d  with  mjself,  and  I rebuked  the 
°bJ.®  ’ and  the  rulers>.and  said  unto  them,  Ye  exact 
usun  every  one  of  his  brother.  And  I set  a great 
, assembly  against  them.  ® 


23 

Somehow  or  other  I rather  “warm  up”  to  this  prophet, 
Nehemiah.  He  not  onlv  condemned  usury  in.  private,  but 
he  went  out  on  the  street  corner  and  denounced  it  to  the  peo- 
ple. “I  set  a great  assembly  against  them.  That  s exactly 
what  Jesus  was  doing  in  the  Parable  of  the  Talents.  If  you 
want  to  know  what  the  Bible  has  to  usury 

Exodus  22:25:  Leviticus  25:36;  Proverbs  28.8,  Ezekiel  18 .8, 
13  and  17,  and  Ezekiel  22:12.  There  are  plenty  more,  but 

these  will  give  you  a start. 

The  pulpiteer  may  say  that  there  s a difference  bePvee 
the  “usury”  of  Bible  times  and  the  “interest”  of  today. . If 
he  does,  call  his  attention  to  the  27th  verse  in  the  Revised 
Version  which  says  “bankers”  instead  of  “exchangers  and 
“interest”  instead'  of  “usury.”  Or  to  the  Douay  \ ersion 
which  says  both  “bankers”  and  “usury.  Or  to  the  literal 
translation  which  says  the  money  should  have^  been  put  m 
“the  bank”  so  the  lord  could  have  received  his  own  with— 

I have  had  my  attention  called  to  the  fact  tnat  after  a 
long  time”  this  lord  returned ; that  the  two  servants  were, 
perhaps,  a number  of  years  in  “gaining”  the  100  per  ,cent 
profit  and  that  since  this  extended  over  a long  time  no 
harm  was  done.  Indeed!  If  I shoot  you  dead  instantly  or 
slowly  poison  you  to  death  over  a term  of  years,  does  the 
latter  method  make  me  any  less  a murderer?  . ... 

The  apologist  may  say  that  by  “talent  ’ Jesus  meant  ski 
and  ability.  Then  turn  back  to  the  15th  verse  wherein  this 
lord  gave  “to  every  man  according  to  his  . several  abi.ity. 
These  servants  HAD  ability.  They  had  skill,  ihe  parable 
deals  with  MONEY  and  the  exploitation  of.  people  through 
the  ownership  of  money.  A talent  was  a un^ 
silver  talent  was  worth  $1,500,  a gold  talent,  $15,000.  Jesus 
makes  this  lord  distinctly  say  that  his  “money  should,  have 
been  put  to  the  exchangers.  The  Biblical  scholar  who  inter- 
prets” the  word  “talent”  as  skill  and  ability  is  consciously 

practicing  gross  deception.  . 

This  parable  may  be  figured  up  and  down,  crosswise  and 
on  the  bias.  Capitalist  apologists  may  twist  it  around  turn 
it  upside  down  and  take  it  to  pieces,  but  they  CANNOl 
alter  the  fact  that  with  all  the  force  at  His  command  Jesus 
was  denouncing  the  entire  system  of  usury,  interest^  .gam 
without  effort,  profit — whatever  you  care  to  call  it.  We 

today  know  it  as  capitalism.  . , , q., 

Luke  relates  what  is  evidently  the  same  parable  in  the  19t 
chapter,  beginning  with  the  12th  verse  and  closing  with  t e 


24 

K-4e  the' m rarioj  sLfof  nl^t/and  ' Wi  TT5'  He 
t^rse-  ''eCCiVe  fOT  "imSe,f  a k“^om Note  U,e 

14  Ijut  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  a message 
reign  overis""11^  We  wfll  not  have  this  man  t 

oi^Z°Xrn'’  *n  itaHcS-  Tt  chan.?es  the  whole  sense 

leave  out  the  one  interpolated  word 'in  italicT*  We 

further 'shows ’ the’Lhber  oHlfe  °’  UMh™  the  Nazarene 

S?arLjr  “ 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give 

it  to  him  which  hath  ten  talents  S 

29  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given  and 

-bal  ’h  abundance : but  from  him  that  hath  not 

shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

j.  ‘ n f1ast  ye  tlic  unprofitable  servant  into  outer 

K«h  : 'here  shaI1  b'  '"'ping  and  gnashing  „f 

Ana  so  closes  the  parable.  * 

err  «"«*>>  »«•*.  «W>  «. 

t'AS}  S?”  «hek'iSet”  „°/  Hlel'"-JandSolSS 

STg!? 

time°to  r>f S there  *s.  a master  class  which  devotes  its 

enforctf^:?  oV7enT„C2ac;aSlmlrieS  “<> 

* *“  “ - 

-\°U,  as  then,  the  master  class  gives  the  workers  access 

tests  ra,ihs^ta“  ™ s 


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Now,  as  then,  the  workers  who  labor  without  question  and 
lend  themselves  to  the  devilish  schemes  of  exploiters  are  laud- 
ed, praised  and  extolled — “Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
servant.” 

Now,  as  then,  the  men  who  drive  their  comrades  most 
mercilessly  are  promoted  into  positions  of  greater  and  greater 
authority — made  “rulers  over  many  things.”  The  foreman 
with  least  mercy  on  children  is  the  one  selected  to  fill  a va- 
cancy as  cotton  mill  superintendent.  The  policeman  who 
cracks  heads  ruthlessly  on  strike  duty  is  the  one  most  likely 
to  be  made  chief.  The  militiaman  who  murderously  pierces 
the  heart  of  his  brother  is  the  one  selected  to  wear  shoulder 
straps.  Now,  as  then,  this  the  measure  of  the  favorites  of 
Capitalism  made  “rulers  over  many  things.” 

But  now,  as  then,  there  is  a defiant  class,  a minority,  which 
refuses  to  do  the  dirty  work  of  the  masters.  They  stand 
before  the  multitude  and  denounce  the  robbers,  decry  their 
methods  and  condemn  their  system.  They,  too,  say  to  the 
masters  that  usury  is  NOT  their  “own.”  And  they  “set  a 
great  assembly  against  them.” 

Now,  as  then,  the  rebellious  class  is  hounded  by  the  mas- 
ters, blacklisted  and  consigned  to  “outer  darkness.”'  They 
are  hunted  at  every  turn,  starved,  oppressed,  denied  employ- 
ment, imprisoned,  tortured,  court-martialed,  wounded  and 
murdered.  On  them  is  visited  “weeping  and  * gnashing  of 
teeth.” 

And  that,  the  translators  lyingly  tell  us,  is  like  “the  king- 
dom of  heaven”  j 

Now,  as  then, — 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give 
it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents. 

29  . . . . from  him  that  hath  not  shall  be 

taken  away  even -that  which  he  hath. 

When  a man  has  nothing,  how  can  something  be  taken 
from  him?  You’ve  seen  it  happen  more  than  once.  Don’t 
you  remember?  There  was  a man  in  the  shop  known  as  an 
agitator.  First  he  was  warned.  Then  his  wages  were  cut. 
He  was  put  on  short  time  and  the  hardest,  meanest  work 
given  him.  Petty  faultfinding  was  resorted  to  by  a “faith- 
ful” straw  boss.  Poverty  tightened  and  tightened  on  the 
agitator  till  he  had  “nothing.”  Then  they  took  from  him 
even  that  which  he  had — his  job. 

At  every  step  in  his  rebellion  he  was  following  the  lead  of 
the  greatest  rebel  the  world  has  ever  known.  And  because 
he  trod  in  the  footsteps  of  the  Carpenter,  the.  master  class. 


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and  its  translators  and  pulpiteers,  vented  upon  the  agitator 

ilieir  spite,  hatred  and  persecution — as  their  forefathers  did 
upon  Him. 

1 he  infamous  liars  have  made  it  appear  that  Jesus  said 
tlieir  toul  vengeance  was  like  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  They 
have  glorified  this  degenerate  lord,  typical  of  the  plundering 
capitalist  class.  They  have  twisted,  distorted,  revamped  and 

confused  the  message  of  Jesus  to  make  it  fit  the  unholy  reign 
ot  Mammon.  & 

The  Parable  of  the  Talents  was  delivered  on  the  Mount 
ot  Olives.  ■ As  originally  told— without  the  italics— it  was 
one  of.  the  most  bitter  of  all  Christ’s  denunciations  of  the 
exploiting  class.  It  branded  them  “hard”  men,  thieves,  idlers 
and  murderers.  It  connected  the  despised  “exchangers”  and 
the  exalted  “lords”  as  one  gang  banded  for  the  enslavement 
of  the  toilers.  It  was  a cut*  across  the  face  to  the  lickspittle 
worker  who  obeyed  without  question  and  undertook  work 
too  loathsome  for  even  his  depraved  master  to  touch.  Worst 
ot  ah,  it  upheld  rebels  against  the  system.  It  encouraged 
them  but  warned  them  what  to  expect  till  they  became 
strong  enough  to  control. 

The  whole  thing  was  so  revolutionary  that  the  plunderbund 
took  action  at  once.  According  to  Matthew  it  was  the  last 
of  Christ  s parables.  In  the  4th  verse  of  the  next  chapter 
Matthew  relates  that  the  ruling  class  “consulted  that  they 
might  take  Jesus  by  subtility  and  kill  him.”  In  the  15th  verse 
He  is  betrayed.  His  crucifixion  follows  rapidly. 

j_>ut  the  murder  of  the  Agitator  failed  to  stem  the  revolu- 
tionary propaganda  He  gave  to  the  workers.  So  at  a later 
date  the  ruling  class  again  “consulted  that  they  might  take 
Jesus  by  subtility  and  kill”— His  message.  The  purpose  of 
this  pamphlet  is  to  uncover  one  step  in  that  later  conspiracy. 
By  the  interpolation  of  five  lying  words  at  the  opening  of 
t is  parable  the  jackals  have  converted  His  blistering  condem- 
nation into  a psalm  of  praise  for  capitalism.  And  this  has 

been  repeated  many,  many  times  throughout  both  Catholic  and 
Protestant  Bibles. 

But  what  of  preachers  and  priests  who  have  KNOWN  this 
for  ages,  who  know  it  NOW  and  refuse  to  answer  a straight- 
forward letter  or  worse— saying  the  words'  in  italics  are  for 
emphasis.  It  is  true  that  the  Catholic  Bible  contains  not  one 
italicized  word  in  this  entire  chapter.  But  elsewhere  there 
are  other  interpolations  fully  as  misleading  as  the  one  we  have 
examined.  I could  cite  these,  but  Father  Souvay  courageously 
points  out  one  in  his  letter  to  me. 


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If  there’s  a hell  I wonder  what  part  is  reserved  for  devils 
who  KNOWINGLY  distort  the  words  of  Jesus  and  make  His 
message  of  freedom  a chain  about  the  necks  of  the  workers. 
Before  capitalism  had  a chance  to  tamper  with  His  words, 
when  He  spoke  to  the  people  in  person,  we’re  told  that  “the 
common  people  heard  him  gladly.”  (Mark  12:37.)  Why  do  the 
workers  shun  church  today  ? Look  to  your  italics,  Pulpiteers ! 
Instead  of  the  manly,  revolutionary  doctrine  of  the  Carpenter, 
many  of  you  preach  a milk-and-water,  italicized,  fawning 
philosophy  urging  submission  to  a master  class.  You’re 
preaching  directly  AWAY  from  what  Jesus  taught.  And 
your  words  do  not  ring  true.  They  have  no  meaning  for  us. 
We’ve  uncovered  your  italics  and  now  we  know  WHY  your 
sentences  are,  hollow.  / 

AWAY  WITH  YOUR  ITALICS ! We  will  have  none  of 
them.  Stand  before  us  honestly,  squarely,  like  men.  Give  us 
the  ringing  words  of  our  Comrade  and  we,  too,  will  “hear 
gladly.”  There  was  nothing  mysterious  about  His  message. 
It  does  not  require  four  years  in  a Protestant  seminary  nor 
fifteen  years  in  a Jesuit  college  to  understands  what  He  said. 
If  you  will  NOT  tell  us  the  truth  we’ll  go  to  the  best  record 
we  have,  skip  the  italics,  and  get  His  message  direct. 

If  you  preach  the  real  words  of  Jesus  you’ll  lose  your  rich 
pewholders.  Certainly!  “No  man  can  serve  two  masters.” 
(Matthew  6:24;  Luke  16:13).  The  robbers  will  withdraw 
their  support  and  you’ll  drive  the  exchangers  from  the  temple. 
(Matthew  21 :12;  Mark  11:15).  But  if  you  preach  the  italics 
of  Capitalism  the  vandals  will  reward  you,  saying,  “Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant.”  And  you’ll  continue  to  drive  the 
workers  from  the  churches.  The  cloak  is  off  now ! You 
MUST  take  vour  stand*  one  way  or  the  other.  “He  that  is 
not  with  me  is  against  me.”  (Matthew  12:30;  Luke  11:23). 
You  must  make  your  decision. 

The  Parable  of  the  Talents  needs  no  “interpretation” — ital- 
icized or  otherwise.  It  is  clear,  vitrolic  and  to  the  point.  . 

Profit,  rent  and  interest,  the  specific  things  condemned  in 
this  and  other  parables,  are  creatures  of  the  industrial  and 
political  system  which  the  Socialist  calls  Capitalism.  While 
Socialism  is  neither  a religious  nor  an  irreligious  movement 
its  aims  are  in  striking  accord  with  the  economic  philosophy 
of  the  Nazarene — when  that  philosophy  is  not  rewritten  and 
purposely  distorted  with  interpolations. 

If  Capitalism,  the  private  ownership  of  things  publicly  used 
and  a mortgage  on  things  privately  used,  is  to  continue,  the 
italics  should  be  allowed  to  stand.  This  figure  of  the  lord 


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\ 

• ‘ 

remains  the  legal,  lawful,  proper  type  of  Capitalist  employer. 
Read  in  the  italics  and  men  in  positions  of  power  and  author- 
ity can,  and  do,  quote  Scripture  for  exacting  the  utmost  from 
their  hirelings.  They  can,  and  do,  piously  consign  to  “outer 
darkness”  all  who  opose  their  undisputed  rule.  Allow  this 
fake  to  stand  and  the  Vice  Commissions  of  yesterday  which 
pried  into  wages  paid  women  employes  were  impertinent 
bodies  acting  entirely  out  of  their  sphere.  Thunder  this  ad- 
mitted lie  to  the  workers  and  the  two  “profitable  servants” 
become  examples  for  the  toilers. 

But  if  Capitalism  is  to  be  annihilated,  if  it  is  to  be  replaced 
by  a Co-operative  Commonwealth  wherein  all  things  publicly 
used  shall  be  publicly  owned  and  ' the  things  privately  used 
shall  be  privately  owned,  then  profit,  rent  and  interest  must 
GO  with  the  vicious  system  which  nourishes  them.  This  lord 
and  the  class  he  typifies  must  become  known  for  what  Tesus 
declared  them — and  for  what  they  are — parasites.  The  serv- 
ant with  one  talent  must  be  raised  from  the  depth  to  which 
vandals  have  .cast  him  and  become  an  inspiration  for  the 
workers  of  today. 

This  was  the  economic  message  of  Jesus  nineteen  hundred 
years  ago.  It  is  the  revolutionary  demand  of  Socialism  today. 
In  the  former  age  the  Chief  Priests,  the  Scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  were  instrumental  in  bringing  about  the  crucifixion 
of  the  Van.  Today,  almost  without  exception,  they  are  seek- 
ing to  strangle  His  message. 

This  pamphlet  will  meet  with  severe  criticism.  But  remem- 
ber this:  nothing  hurts  but  the  truth,  and  that  doesn’t  hurt 
unless  it  PUTS.  The  rascals  who  are  hit  will  cry  that  I’m 
attacking  religion.  1 am  not.  I’m  ^attacking  crooked  trans- 
lators, crooked  preachers  and  crooked  priests.  Any  clergyman 
who  has  explained  to  his  congregation  the  significance  of 
words  in  the  Bible  which  appear  in  italics  will  welcome  this 
pamphlet.  Pulpiteers  who  have  tickled  the  ears  of  wealthy 
pewholders  by  preaching  italics  as  the  words  of  Jesus  will 
consign  me  to  “outer  darkness”— because  they’ve  been  HIT. 

The  Bible  contains  thousands  of  interpolations  and  many 
mistranslations,  not  all  in  italics.  For  the  present,  however, 
glance  through  your  Bible,  notice  the  words  in  italics  and  see 
where  the  masters  have  gagged  the  Galilean  by  writing  their 
own  words  into  His  utterances. 

And  of  this  you  may  be  sure:  Wherever  Jesus  appears  to 
uphold  tyranny  and  treachery,  whenever  His  words  are  so 
preached  as  to  urge  submission  to  a master  class,  IT’S  A LIE! 

And  the  scorn  of  an  outraged  laity  should  be  visited  upon 
both  the  lie  and  the  liar. 


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What  the  Socialists  Teach 


The  Socialist  Party  Platform 

Adopted  by  National  Convention  at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  May  1912,  and  by  Referen- 
dum  vote  of  the  Membership  of  the  Socialist  Party,  August  4,  1912 

The  Socialist  party  declares  that  the  capitalist  system  has  out- 
grown its  historical  function,  and  has  become  utterly  incapable  of 
meeting  the  problems  now  confronting  society.  We  denounce  this 
outgrown  system  as  incompetent  and  corrupt  and  the  source  or  un- 
speakable misery  to  the  whole  working  class. 

Under  this  system  the  industrial  equipment  of  the  nation  has 
passed  into  the  absolute  control  of  plutocracy,  which  exacts  an  an- 
nual tribute  of  hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars  from  the  producers. 
Unafraid  of  any  organized  resistance,  it  stretches  out  its  greedy 
hands  over  the  still  undeveloped  resources  of  the  nation—the  land, 
the  mines,  the  forests  and  water  powers  of  every  state  in  the  union. 

In  spite  of  the  multiplication  of  labor-saving  machines  and  im- 
proved methods  in  industry,  which  cheapen  the  cost  of  production, 
the  share  of  the  producers  grows  ever  less,  and  the  prices  of  all  the 
necessities  of  life  steadily  increase.  The  boasted  prosperity  of  this 
nation  is  for  the  owning  class  alone.  To  the  rest  it  means  only 
greater  hardship  and  misery.  The  high  cost  of  living  is  felt  in 
every  home.  Millions  of  wage-workers  have  seen  the  purchasing 
power  of  their  wages  decrease  until  life  has  become  a desperate  bat- 
tle for  mere  existence. 

Multitudes  of  unemployed  walk  the  streets  of  our  cities  or  trudge 
from  state  to  state  awaiting  the  will  of  the  masters  to  move  the 
yrheels  of  industry.  • 

The  farmers  in  every  state  are  plundered  by  the  increasing 
prices  exacted  for  tools  and  machinery  and  by  extortionate  rent, 
freight  rates  and  storage  charges. 

Capitalist  concentration  is  mercilessly  crushing  the  class  of  small 
business  men  and  driving  its  members  into  the  ranks  of  property- 
less wage-workers.  The  overwhelming  majority  of  the  people  of 
America  are  being  forced  under  a yoke  of  bondage  by  this  soulless 


industrial  despotism. 

It  is  this  capitalist  system  that  is  responsible  for  the  increasing 
burden  of  armaments,  the  poverty,  slums,  child  labor,  most  of  the 
insanity,  crime  and  prostitution,  and  much  of  the  disease  that  af- 
flicts mankind.  ' 

Under  this  system  the  working  class  is  exposed  to  poisonous 
conditions,  to  frightful  and  needless  perils  to  life  and  limb,  is  walled 
around  with  court  decisions,  injunctions  and  unjust  laws,  ana  is 
preyed  upon  incessantly  for  the  benefit  of  the  controlling  oligarchy 
of  wealth.  Under  it  also,  the  children  of  the  working  class  are 
doomed  to  ignorance,  drudging  toil  and  darkened  lives. 

In  the  face  of  these  evils,  so  manifest  that  all  thoughtful  ob- 
servers are  appalled  at  them,  the  legislative  representatives  of  the 
Republican  and  Democratic  parties  remain  the  faithful  servants  or 
the  oppressors.  Measures  designed  to  secure  to  the  wage-earners 
of  this  nation  as  humane  and  just  treatment  as  is  already  enjoyed 
by  the  wage  earners  of  all  other  civilized  nations  have  been  smoth- 
ered in  committee  without  debate,  and  laws  ostensibly  .designed  to 
bring  relief  to  the  farmers  and  general  consumers  are  juggled  and 
transformed  into  instruments  for  the  exaction  of  further  tribute. 
The  growing  unrest  under  oppression  has  driven  these  two  old  par- 
ties to  the  enactment  of  a variety  of  regulative  measures,  none  of 
which  has  limited  in  any  appreciable  degree  the  power  of  the.  plutoc- 
racy, and  some  of  which  have  been  perverted  into  means  for  increas- 
ing that  power.  Anti-trust  laws,  railroad  restrictions  and  regula- 
tions, with  the  prosecutions,  indictments  and  investigations  based 
upon- such  legislation,  have  proved  to  be  utterly  futile  and  ridiculous. 

Nor  has  this  plutocracy  been  seriously  restrained  or  even  threat- 
ened by  any  Republican  or  Democratic  executive.  It  has  continued 
to  grow  in  nower  and  insolence  alike  under  the  administrations  of 
Cleveland,  McKinley,  Roosevelt  and  Taft. 

In  addition  to  this  legislative  juggling  and  this  executive  con- 
nivance, the  courts  of  America  have  sanctioned  and  strengthened  the 


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hokl  of  this  plutocracy  as  the  Dred  Scott  and  other 
strengthened  the  slave-power  before  the  civil  war  Thev  have  heen 
« instruments  for  the  oppression  of  the  working  cfZss 
for  the  suppi  ession  of  tree  speech  and  free  assembly. 

We  declare,  therefore,  that  the  longer  sufferance  of  these  cnn 
difons  is  impossible  and  we  purpose  to  end  them  all  We  declare 
them  to  be  ihe  product  of  the  present  system  in  which  industrv  is 
carried  on  for  private  greed,  instead  of  for  the  welfare  of  societv 
We  declare  furthermore,  that  for  these  evils  there  will  be.  and  cln 
be  no  remedy  and  no  substantial  relief  exopnt  tbrnnoh  S • rCan 
under  which  industry  will  be  carried  on  for  The  common  lood  aTd 
every  worker  receive  the  full  social  value  of  the  TealTh  he^  creates 

mat?idaieti5ntet-e^ts!^eFundanreiUally,  ^hts  "stAi^de^iTT’  c<mflfctUt)0r* 

th^tneans  oT'producttonTand  °tlm  ^^^^©‘^ork^^clTs^ ^tnust 'usf 
these  means  of  production  on  terms  dictated  by  tht  ownlrs  4 

sMimMmmmm 

cietyf  r®  or*  TiTnt  establish^  customs  Tive  To  any  Trdef  o°f  ft! 

wcrWo^i^g^^  WT  are  forced  to 

the  soil,  vastly  outnumbers  the  capitalist  tlass”  LackinT'Tff “r,“ 

organization  and  class  solidarity,  this  claL  iT  unahlt  vTLc  ffeCtlTe 
will.  Given  such  class  « is  unable  to  enforce  its 

zr.-.-f  r rn  a; 

reflect  merely  superflciaf  WvftniT  wSS'  Thelr  political  conflicts 

flfuTio  “rwoTkeTs^  Whether^ ' 9 havTTo  "ifsuTKil 

politicaily,  it  is  the  capitalist  class  thatTsT^tTriTus^ToTomTaT^'" 

terests  of  th^  workers  ‘'Tt^deftaTT  expr>fssionv, of  the  economic  in- 
victories their  victories  it  fsT  becn  .their  defeats  and  its 

italist  class  the  only*  rel Tn  c! “left 't h!° Tf t'  ^ressions  of  the  cap- 

nomic  organizations7  and Their  ftliticaT Tower  ’S  tTTG  .th«£.  eca‘ 
and  class-conscious  use  of  these  • ?y  the  lntelligent 

capitalist  class,  break  the  fetters  of  resist  successfully  the 

for  the  future  society  which  is  tn  d^QTTi^e~?laVery’-  an.d  fit  themselves 
iSocialist  party  appreciates  thp  fni?  f.plapc  caPltalist  system.  The 
and  u r g e s t h e wage  earn e r s ^ t h e ^ w o rk *l.c  a n c e of  class  organization 
workers  everywhere  to  organize  fn^1^/arm-erS  and  a11.  °.ther  useful 
and  we  pledge  ourselves  to^unnort  thp  onomm  and  political  action, 
those  in  the  shops,  factories  and  m^nps  ^°llers  °V the.fields. as  well  as 
for  economic  justice.  S na^lon  m their  struggle 

s t r u g g 1 eh f o r Gf r ^ed om^ies°the°d e f e a t^or" ^ ^ class,party  in  this  new 
pie  of  all  economic  groups  as  we?l  Is  thl  fviPh  of  the  common  peo- 
Plar  government.  Thus the Socialist^ °r  trJum?h  of  pop- 
ent  day  revolution,  which  marks  thp  Party  of  the  pres- 

vidualism  to  Socialism,  from  wa^1  slav^rv  1 ^ from  econornic  indi- 
capitahet  oligarchy  to  industrial  democracy.  ree  co'0Peratlon»  frona 

WORKING  PROGRAM. 

fig h tAf o r” t Inf r e a 1 i z at  i on  of* ft  s ^ 1 1!  ™ G & * h- e n tJhe  workin?  class  in  its 
wealth,  and  to  increase  its  rfow^i1^^6  ai-rrl’  the  co‘°Perative  common- 
pression,  we  advocate  and  °f  resistance  against  capitalist  op- 

the  foiling  program:  S ourselves  and  our  elected  offices  tc 


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COLLECTIVE  OWNERSHIP. 

1.  The  collective  ownership  and  democratic  management  of  rail- 
roads, wire  and  wireless  telegraphs  and  telephones,  express  services, 
steamboat  lines  and  all  other  social  means  of  transportation  and  com- 
munication and  of  all  large-scale  industries. 

2.  The  immediate  acquirement  by  the  municipalities,  the  states 
or  the  federal  government  of  all  grain  elevators,  stock  yards,  storage 
warehouses,  and  other  distributing  agencies  in  order  to  reduce  the 
present  extortionate  cost  of  living. 

3.  The  extension  of  the  public  domain  to  include  mines,  quarries, 
oil  wells,  forests  and  water  power. 

4.  The  further  conservation  and  development  of  natural  re- 
sources for  the  use  and  benefit  of  all  the  people: 

(a)  By  scientific  forestation  and  timber  protection. 

(b)  By  the  reclamation  of  arid  and  swamp  tracts. 

(c)  By  the  storage  of  flood  waters  and  the  utilization  of  water 

power. 

(d)  By  the  stoppage  of  the  present  extravagant  waste  of  the 
soil  and  of  the  products  of  mines  and  oil  wells. 

(e)  By  the  development  of  highway  and  waterway  systems. 

5.  The  collective  ownership  of  land  wherever  practicable,  and  in 
cases  where  such  ownership  is  impracticable,  the  appropriation  by 
taxation  of  the  annual  rental  value  of  all  land  held  for  speculation 
or  exploitation. 

G.  The  collective  ownership  and  democratic  management  of 
the  banking  and  currency  system. 

UNEMPLOYMENT. 

The  immediate  government  relief  of  the  unemployed  by  the  ex- 
tension of  all  useful  public  works.  All  persons  employed  on  such 
works  to  be  engaged  directly  by  the  government  under  a workday  of 
not  more  than  eight  hours  and  at  not  less  than  the  prevailing  union 
Wages.  The  government  also  to  establish  employment  bureaus;  to 
lend  money  to  states  and  municipalities  without  interest  for  the  pur- 
pose of  carrying  on  public  works,  and  to  take  such  other  measures 
within  its  power  as  will  lessen  the  widespread  misery  of  the  workers 
caused  by  the  misrule  of  the  capitalist  class. 

INDUSTRIAL  DEMANDS. 

The  conservation  of  human  resources,  particularly  of  the  lives 
and  well-being  of  the  workers  and  their  families: 

1.  (By  shortening  the  workday  in  keeping  with  the  increased 
productiveness  of  machinery. 

2.  By  securing  to  every  worker  a rest  period  of  not  less  than  a 

day  and  a half  in  each  week.  * 

3.  By  securing  a more  effective  inspection  of  workshops,  facto- 
ries and  mines. 

4.  By  forbidding  the  employment  of  children  under  sixteen  years 
of  age. 

5.  By  the  co-operative  organization  of  the  industries  in  the  fed- 
eral penitentiaries  for  the  benefit  of  the  convicts  and  their  de- 
pendents. 

6.  By  forbidding  the  interstate  transportation  of  the  products  of 
child  labor,  of  convict  labor  and  of  all  uninspected  factories  and 
mines. 

7.  By  abolishing  the  profit  system  in  government  work,  and 
substituting  either  the  direct  hire  or  labor  or  the  awarding  of  con- 
tracts to  co-operative  groups  of  workers. 

S.  By  establishing  minimum  wage  scales. 

9.  By  abolishing  official  charity  and  substituting  a non-contrib- 
utory  system  of  old-age  pensions,  a general  system  of  insurance  by 
th-e  state  of  all  its  members  against  unemployment  and  invalidism 
and  a system  of  compulsory  insurance  by  employers  of  their  work- 
ers, without  cost  to  the  latter,  against  industrial  diseases,  accidents 
and  death. 


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POLITICAL  DEMANDS. 


1.  The  abolute  freedom  of  press,  speech  and  assemblage. 

2.  The  adoption  of  a graduated  income  tax,  the  increase  of  the 
rates  of  the  present  corporation  tax  and  the  extension  of  inheritance 
taxes,  graduated  in  proportion  to  the  value  of  the  estate  and  to  near- 
ness of  kin — the  proceeds  of  these  taxes  to  be  employed  in  the  so- 
cialization of  industry. 

3.  The  abolition  of  the  monopoly  ownership  of  patents  and  the 
substitution  of  collective  ownership,  with  direct  rewards)  to  in- 
venters by  premiums  or  royalties. 

4.  Unrestricted  and  equal  suffrage  for  men  and  women. 

5.  The  adoption  of  the  initiative,  referendum  and  recall  and  of 
proportional  representation,  nationally  as  well  as  locally. 

6.  The  abolition  of  the  Senate  and  of  the  veto  power  of  the 
President. 

7.  The  election  of  the  President  and  the  Vice-President  by  di- 
rect vote  of  the  people. 

8.  ' The  abolition  of  the  power  usurped  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  to  pass  upon  the  constitutionality  of  the  legislation 
enacted  by  Congress.  National  laws  to  be  repealed  only  by  act  of 
Congress  or  by  a referendum  vote  of  the  whole  people. 

9.  The  abolition  of  the  present  restrictions  upon  the  amendment 
of  the  constitution,  so  that  that  instrument  may  be  made  amendable 
by  a majority  of  the  voters  in  the  country. 

10.  The  granting  of  the  right  of  suffrage  in  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia with  representation  in  Congress  and  a democratic  form  of 
municipal  government  for  purely  local  affairs. 

11.  The  extension  of  democratic  government  to  all  United  States 
territory. 

12.  The  enactment  of  further  measures  for  general  education 
and  particularly  for  vocational  education  in  useful  pursuits.  The 
Bureau  of  Education  to  be  made  a department. 

13.  The  enactment  of  further  measures  for  the  conservation  of 
health.  The  creation  of  an  independent  bureau  of  health,  with  such 
restrictions  as  will  secure  full;  liberty  to  all  schools  of  practice. 

14.  The  separation  of  the  present  Bureau  of  Labor  from  the  De- 
partment of  Commerce  and  Labor  and  its  elevation  to  the  rank  of  a 
department. 

15.  Abolition  of  all  federal  district  courts  and  the  United  States 
Circuit  Courts  of  Appeals.  State  courts  to  have  jurisdiction  in  all 
cases  arising  between  citizens  of  the  several  states  and  foreign  cor- 
porations. The  election  of  all  judges  for  short  terms. 

16.  The  immediate  curbing  of  the  power  of  the  courts  to  issue 
injunctions. 

17.  The  free  administration  of  the  law. 

18.  The  calling  of  a convention  for  the  revision  of  the  consti- 
tution of  the  United  States. 

Such  measures  of  relief  as  we  may  be  able  to  force  from  capital- 
ism are  but  a preparation  of  the  workers  to  seize  the  whole  powers 
of  government,  in  order  that  they  may  thereby  lay  hold  of  the  whole 
system  of  socialized  industry  and  thus  come  to  their  rightful  inher- 
itar  ce.  . ? 


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SORROWS  OP  CUPID. 

Eight  years  ago  m Kate 
Richards  O’Hare  wrote  a lit- 
tle 64-page  booklet,  “WHAT 
HAPPENED  TO  DAN” — 
when  the  great  edition  was 
exhausted  the  book  was  ex- 
panded into  112  pages  and 
called  “The  Sorrows  of  Cu- 
pid”; when  time  would  per- 
mit, Mrs.  O’Hare  continued 
the  work  of  enlarging  and 
Improving  this  beautiful 
work  until  now  it  is  a fine 
large  volume  of  many  chap- 
ters. * It  covers  the  entire 
case  of  capitalism  from  the 
point  of  most  intense  human 
interest.  Dove, — marriage,— 
home, — babies,  all  the  sweet 
and  tender  thoughts  that 
this  gifted  writer  has  ex- 
pressed in  her  many  written 
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en should  have  by  them. 
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Cupid.” 

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AMERICAN  HISTORY. 


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